Proof that Hitler really had a son?

The late Jean-Marie Loret, a French railway worker, claimed for many years to be the son of Adolf Hitler and while some believed him, more didn’t.

Now, evidence has come to light that appears to support his argument. The story goes, his mother, Lobojoie Charlotte, met Hitler when she was working outdoors in France during World War I. A few months later Loret was born, the Daily Mail reports:

He was put up for adoption, and did not find out who his father was until the early Fifties, when his mother apparently confessed all. By that time, M Loret must have already borne more than a passing resemblance to his father; photographs suggest he was, in fact, the spitting image.

Over the years, M Loret’s claim, initially seen as outlandish, has grown increasingly likely: apart from their facial resemblance, their blood-types were the same, there were paintings by Hitler found by Loret in his mother’s attic, and it has now been established that German officers brought unexplained envelopes of cash to Loret’s mother during the World War II.

After she divulged her secret, he spent the rest of his life, he died in 1985 at age 67, trying to determine whether it was true, ABCNews.com reports:

He enlisted geneticists, handwriting experts and historians. He wrote a book, Your Father’s Name Was Hitler, that details that journey. It will now be republished to include the new studies that Loret believed confirmed his claim.